10771. Adulteration of butter and cheese.   U. S. v. Plains Cooperative, Inc., and
G. Wallace Louthan. Pleas of guilty. Fines of $500 against the corpora- 
tion and $100 against the individual defendant. (F. D. C. No. 18586. 
Sample Nos. 26151-H, 26152-H.)
INFORMATION FILED: February 14, 1946, Northern District of Texas, against 
Plains Cooperative, Inc., a .corporation, Plainview, Tex., and G. Wallace 
Louthan, manager.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: June 18 and 29, 1945, from the State of Texas into the 
States of California and Missouri.
in whole or in part of filthy substances by reason of the presence, in the butter, 
of insect fragments, rodent hair fragments, hairs similar to rodent hairs, 
feather barbules, nondescript dirt, and maggots; the parchment wrappers 
used in packing the butter were dirty, and mouse pellets identified by mouse 
hairs were found attached to the parchment wrappers; and the Cheddar 
cheese contained rodent hairs, feather barbules, dog hairs, cat or dog hairs, 
human hair, insect leg fragments, plant tissue, fibers, and nondescript dirt. 
Further adulteration, Section 402 (a) (4), the articles had been prepared, 
packed, and held under insanitary conditions whereby they may have become 
contaminated with filth.
DISPOSITION: November 25, 1946. Pleas of guilty having been entered, the 
court imposed fines of $500 against the corporation and $100 against the 
individual defendant.
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